LATE CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1450, 10 May 1905, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 11.J8 p.m., May 9.

Athens, May 9. Greeks, ambushing, killed or wounded eightoon soldiers noar Oastoria. Throe Grooks woro killod.

St. Petersburg, May 9. Tho ShipoiX and Shakhbvioh supporters of tho autooraoy withdrew from tho Zointsvob Congress.

Tho Zemstvos Congress, by 107 to 29, reoomrpondod two Legislative Chambers. The National Progressive Party, under M. Shipoff, was outvoted throughout.

Sydney, May 9. Tho plague patient is dead at Baltina. There ia another case at Lismore, and two fresh casos at Ulmarra. 1 Mr Justieo Owou, tho Royal Commissioner appointed to investigate reoent diaolosuros id land transactions and other matters affecting the 'administration of tho Lnnds Department, has opening tho inquiry.

Adelaide, May 9. A motor company is being formed with the objeot. of importing motor buses for city and suburban trutlio. They propose to start with twenty.

London, May 9. Private advices from St. Petersburg state that thore have been three days* disturbances at Zhitomir, with a massacre of Jews recalling that of Kishinieff.

Mr Whittaker, in Committee, moved the withdrawal of the Trades Disputes Bill, on the ground that it was ruined by amendments providing that no etrikera should wilfully obstruct, insult, or annoy by public picketing. He romarkod that suoh a clause would enable a professional gang to lay themselves out to be arinoyed. Lord Hugh Cecil declared the motion an electioneering dodge. The motion, by 26 to 22, was negatived. The Liberal and Labor members quitted the House.